Native Americans

Trump has a documented history of opposition to Native American interests, and Trump's advisors have declared their intention to put federally owned tribal lands into the hands of private ownership.

Timeline

1993.10.06

Trump, trying to get in on casino market, says Mashantucket Pequots "don't look like Indians to me."articles.courant.com(See also Racism)

2016.05

Trump discloses his stake in Energy Transfer Partners, builder of the disputed Dakota access pipeline. Trump also owns a stake in Phillips 66, an energy company that would control 25 percent of the pipeline once completed.csmonitor.com(See also Conflicts of Interest)

2016.06.30

Trump secretly approved the use of attack ads in an effort to block a Native American casino in 2000.latimes.com

2016.07.25

Trump's history of conflict with Native Americans dates back to the 1990s.washingtonpost.com

2016.09.09

U.S. temporarily suspends construction on Dakota Access Pipeline after a federal judge’s ruling rejected efforts by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to halt construction of the Dakota Access pipeline.nytimes.com(See also Dakota Access Pipeline)

2016.10.26

Trump’s financial disclosure forms show he invested between $500,000 and $1m in Energy Transfer Partners, operators of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a further $500,000 and $1m in Phillips 66 (Which has a 25% stake in the project once completed), and its CEO donated $100,000 to his campaigntheguardian.com(See also Dakota Access Pipeline, Conflicts of Interest)

The American Psychological Association releases a statement that Trump's move to revive the Dakota Pipeline is potentially damaging to the emotional well-being of the indigenous people.washingtonpost.com(See also Dakota Access Pipeline)

U.S. Army Corps gives eviction notice to Dakota Access protest camp, saying in a statement Friday evening, that it would close the Oceti Sakowin Camp on Feb. 22 due to the "high potential for flooding" in the low-lying area.nbcnews.com(See also First 100 Days, Dakota Access Pipeline, Environment)

2017.02.07

The army corps of engineers says it intends to grant a permit for the oil pipeline to cross the Missouri river, following Donald Trump’s executive order in a major blow to Standing Rock Sioux.theguardian.com(See also Dakota Access Pipeline, First 100 Days)

Assessments

2016.06.29 "Trump's Casual Racism Toward Native Americans" (CNN)"At a time when we fight to be recognized as neighbors and contemporary professionals and not stereotypes, the last thing we need is to be fodder for a businessman with a documented history of attacking Native Americans."